eShop news (June 8): Wargroove / Paladins / Freedom Planet / Planet Alpha / TowerFall / Pool Panic
Today’s Nintendo eShop news: latest dev blog post for Wargroove, but also…
- Paladins
- Freedom Planet
- Planet Alpha
- TowerFall
- Pool Panic
- Another Sight
- PixelJunk Monsters 2
- Soccer Slammers
Wargroove
Yesterday, Chucklefish shared the latest dev blog post for Wargroove. This one introduces the last three remaining Commanders:
- Ryota (General of the Heavensong Empire);
- Sedge (an Assassin of the Floran Tribe);
- Caesar (Queen Marcia’s dog).
Click here to check out the dev blog post!
Wargroove (Switch – eShop) does not have a release date yet.
Paladins
Yesterday, it was announced that Paladins, the popular team-based shooter, is coming to the Nintendo Switch. This version of the game features 60fps framerate, and cross-play multiplayer with the Xbox One version. It will be released on June 12th in Europe and North America, with a Founder’s Pack available for pre-purchase right now on the Nintendo eShop. It will become Free 2 Play “later this year”.
Here’s the debut trailer for Paladins on Nintendo Switch:
Paladins (Switch – eShop) comes out on June 12th in Europe and North America. The Upcoming Games page has been updated!
Freedom Planet
Yesterday, Galaxy Trailer announced that Freedom Planet was headed to the Nintendo Switch, this Fall. The port is done by MP2 Games, and features new language options and customizable controls.
Here’s a new artwork made for this new version of the game:
Freedom Planet (Switch – eShop) comes out this Fall in Europe and North America.
Source: Galaxy Trail (Twitter) / MP2 Games (Twitter)
Planet Alpha
Here’s the latest trailer for Planet Alpha:
And here’s the latest video clip for the game:
Oh this?
Yeah just casually surfing a giant space boulder with our new reality altering powers.#PLANETALPHA #UE4 pic.twitter.com/7tmflCdyXA
— PLANET ALPHA (@PLANETALPHA) June 7, 2018
Planet Alpha (Switch – eShop) comes out later this year in Europe and North America.
TowerFall
Good news for players (patiently) waiting for TowerFall on Nintendo Switch: this version of the game is now content complete. It will feature some new content, with more details to be shared sometime after E3. Once a (stubborn) low-level rendering bug has been fixed, the submission process will start!
TowerFall (Switch – eShop) does not have a release date yet.
Source: Matt Thorson (Twitter)
Pool Panic
Today, Adult Swim Games and Rekim announced that Pool Panic will be released on July 19th in Europe and North America. Here’s the latest trailer for the game:
Pool Panic (Switch – eShop) comes out on July 19th in Europe and North America. The Upcoming Games page has been updated!
Source: Adult Swim Games and Rekim PR
Another Sight
Today, Lunar Great Wall Studio shared not one, but 4 new screenshots for Another Sight:
Another Sight (Switch – eShop) does not have a release date yet.
Source: Lunar Great Wall Studio (Twitter)
PixelJunk Monsters 2
In a short video message shared yesterday on Twitter, Q-Games detailed two changes coming soon to PixelJunk Monsters 2 via a Software update:
- zoom out feature for Single Player, so you can see more of the map;
- local co-op multiplayer: the map zooms out when players get further and further away from each other.
ステージ全体を把握したり、ローカルマルチプレイを広い範囲で遊べたりできるように
「上からカメラ」のズーム機能を追加予定となります。#PixelJunkMonsters2 pic.twitter.com/nvcQRquvhm— Q-Games (@PixelJunkJP) June 7, 2018
Unfortunately, we don’t know when that update will be released.
Soccer Slammers
Here’s the debut trailer for Soccer Slammers:
Soccer Slammers (Switch – eShop) comes out on June 14th in Europe and North America.
